Carlos Alcaraz’s Powerful Impact on Novak Djokovic’s Mind Turns Evident After His Recent Roger Federer Claim

The 2023 Wimbledon final was perhaps the most surprising tournament in the last few years. The guard changed for a while in tennis as Carlos Alcaraz overcame Novak Djokovic and beat his streak of Wimbledon titles. Now, six months after he lost the title, Djokovic broke his silence as he referenced how he upset Roger Federer in 2019.

The Djoker has talked about his Wimbledon win against Federer many times. There, he called Federer the better player despite him winning the match, given the statistics of the bout. He relates his loss in the same manner.

‘I was supposed to win, and I lost’ – Djokovic opens up on Wimbledon loss

The 2023 Wimbledon bout was a long match, as it went to five sets. The young Spaniard caused a major upset as he demolished Djokovic to lift his first Wimbledon trophy and a second grand slam. Many thought it would be a change of the guard, but Djokovic did recover. However, the loss stayed with him even after half a year had passed.

He recalled his loss in an interview with Le Quipe by relating it to his upsetting Federer. “That day, he (Federer at 2019 Wimbledon final) was the best player, he was supposed to win. This year it was me who was perhaps the best player in the Wimbledon final for most of the match. I was supposed to win, and I lost. That doesn’t mean Carlos didn’t deserve it.”

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The defeat of the Serbinator sent shockwaves throughout the tennis world. Alcaraz showed great panache as he dealt with the then-23-time grand slam champion. However, Djoker’s praise after his win gave insight as to how Alcaraz was able to beat him

Djokovic believes that Alcaraz has the ‘best of all three worlds’

After his shocking loss, Djokovic was unable to hold back tears as he talked about the match. Despite his sadness, he did not forget to praise Alcaraz’s performance in their match. When asked what makes him a threat, Djokovic said that he is a mix of the big three.

As per him, the young Spaniard amasses the abilities of Rafael Nadal, Federer, and himself: “I think he’s got basically best of all three worlds. People have been talking in the past 12 months or so about his game consisting of certain elements from Roger, Rafa, and myself. I would agree with that.”

He further added: “I haven’t played a player like him ever, to be honest. Roger and Rafa have their own obviously strengths and weaknesses. Carlos is a very complete player. Amazing adapting capabilities that I think are a key for longevity and for successful career on all surfaces.”

As we can see, Djoker agreed that Alcaraz would be a leader of the future generation. However, Alcaraz could not keep up the pace for the rest of the year and found himself struggling. Now that the 2024 season has begun, he would be aiming to come back to his previous level.

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